by a growing approval of maternal employment, especially in western Germany. However, differences in actual working hours …

simultaneously explains participation, employment, and wages. The model, estimated for East and West Germany on the basis of the …

Republic of Germany (FRG) and the German Democratic Republic (GDR) allows for taking into account two political regimes and … that in both parts of Germany women’s probability of having a first child is negatively correlated with both employment and …

simultaneously explains participation, employment and wages. The model, estimated for East and West Germany on the basis of the …

. Specifically, we ask whether there are behavioral differences between mothers in East and West Germany, whether these differences … time. -- employment ; mothers ; parental leave ; East Germany ; child care …

. Specifically, we ask whether there are behavioral differences between mothers in East and West Germany, whether these differences … West German low employment patterns. -- employment ; mothers ; parental leave ; East Germany ; child care …

. Specifically, we ask whether there are behavioral differences between mothers in East and West Germany, whether these differences …

. Specifically, we ask whether there are behavioral differences between mothers in East and West Germany, whether these differences …

Germany following German Unification. Using a unique large-scale German administrative data set, we measure individuals …

Germany following German Unification. Using a unique large-scale German administrative data set, we measure individuals …